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High price of Florida visits irk Trump resort's neighbors 29 Mar 2017 - 09:15 am
FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach is seen from West Palm Beach, Florida, US, as Trump prepared to return to Washington after a weekend at the estate, March 5, 2017. Reuters/Joe Skipper/File Photo
Waiting for grid to arrive, Myanmar villages switch on solar 29 Mar 2017 - 09:02 am
Sunlabob is installing solar mini-grids in 11 remote Myanmar villages to provide power to local households. Photograph: Sunlabob Renewable Energy Ltd
Islamic State beheads two for ‘sorcery’ in Egypt’s Sinai 28 Mar 2017 - 10:19 pm
An Iraqi forces member walks past a wall painted with the black flag used by Islamic State militants at a hospital damaged by clashes in the Wahda district of eastern Mosul, January 8, 2017 (REUTERS)
US-led coalition 'probably' had role in Mosul civilian casualties 28 Mar 2017 - 10:19 pm
A displaced Iraqi boy smiles after receiving water, as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
WHO warns of measles outbreak across Europe 28 Mar 2017 - 08:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: A baby with measles in hospital in Manila, the Philippines, in early 2014. (Photo courtesy: Jim Goodson, M.P.H. / CDC)
Pakistan says Facebook vows to tackle concerns over blasphemous content 28 Mar 2017 - 08:04 pm
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, quoting from what he said was a letter from Facebook’s vice president received a day earlier, told reporters: “I wanted to reiterate that Facebook takes the concerns raised by the Pakistani government very seriou
Pakistan extends secret military courts 28 Mar 2017 - 08:04 pm
The courts will now be revived as soon as Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain signs the amendment to extend them into law, a senior government official told AFP.
Beijing urges France to protect Chinese community after police shooting 28 Mar 2017 - 07:24 pm
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Countdown to Brexit 28 Mar 2017 - 07:08 pm
AFP Photo / Damien Meyer
UN, Amnesty call for more efforts to protect Mosul civilians 28 Mar 2017 - 07:02 pm
An Iraqi volunteer (R) gives food to displaced people during a battle with Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily
Scottish parliament backs bid for new independence referendum 28 Mar 2017 - 07:02 pm
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon stands and speaks in the chamber on the second day of the 'Scotland's Choice' debate on a motion to seek the authority to hold an indpendence referendum, at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, on March 28, 2017.
Disputed Iraqi province votes to fly Kurdish flag 28 Mar 2017 - 06:44 pm
A Kurdish Peshmerga soldier holds a Kurdistan flag during a deployment in the area near the northern Iraqi border with Syria, which lies in an area disputed by Baghdad and the Kurdish region of Ninawa province, August 6, 2012. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
Germany launches probe into 'intolerable spying' by Turkey 28 Mar 2017 - 06:11 pm
Lower Saxony's Interior Minister Boris Pistorius gives a press conference in Hanover, central Germany, on March 28, 2017. Pistorius accused Turkey of carrying out
Hong Kong ends full Brazil meat ban: Brasilia 28 Mar 2017 - 06:11 pm
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: A butcher waits for clients inside the main meat market of Athens, Greece, February 17, 2017 (REUTERS / Alkis Konstantinidis)
South Africa’s Gordhan returns, says still finance minister despite talk of sacking 28 Mar 2017 - 05:56 pm
South Africa's Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan (L) walks with his deputy, Mcebisi Jonas as they walk from their offices to a court hearing in Pretoria, South Africa, March 28,2017. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
“You can still stop Brexit,” EU lawmakers to tell Britons 28 Mar 2017 - 05:51 pm
A British flag flies at the entrance of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Madrid woos separatist Catalonia with investment 28 Mar 2017 - 05:51 pm
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy makes the opening speech during a conference on infrastructure under the slogan
Syria's Tabqa Dam: a strategic prize 28 Mar 2017 - 05:27 pm
A view shows a part of the northern part of the Tabqa Dam on the Euphrates River, Syria March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Rodi Said